Apparatus for cleaning various materials.



A. HENNING. APPARATUS POR CLEANING VARIOUS MATERIALS. APPLIoATIoN FILED :0110.16, 1911.

' 1,035,876, Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT HNNING, or LEY'roNsToNE, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VARIOUS MATERIALS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 16, 1911. Serial No. 666,295.

, To all whom t may concern:

' the same.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus for cleaning materials particularly fabrics and while particularly designed for home use it can be advantageously used commercially.

The invention may be broadly described as consisting of a receptacle of that kind which is divided into sepa-rate chambers preferably two, into one of which the cleaning liquid, for example benzin, is placed while the other receives the articles to be cleaned,

In my apparatus a passage is formed from one-chamber to the other and is adapted to be closed by a valve operated by the opening and closing of a cover, the arrangement being such that the closing of the coverl opens the valve and the removal or o ening of the cover closes the valve. I pre erably form the apparatus with cylindrical chambers superposed and furnish the upper one with a closely fitting hinged cover adapted to move a spindle valve controlling the passage from one chamber to the other. The articles to be cleaned are placed in the upper chamber preferably in a removable perforated holder (which may have a false bottom) land the cover is preferably fitted with a screwed spindle upon the inner end of which a pressing plate or disk is fitted the arrangement being such that upon' turning the screwed spindle the disk will press fluid from the articles after they are cleaned and thus enable them to be removed and .practically all of the fluid extracted, the sald fluid returningby gravity to the lower chamber l which isinstantly closed 'to the top cham- Figure 1. is a sectional view of a simple 'form of the apparatus. Fig. 2'. is a sectional viewabout the line A-B of Fig. 1. with the presser lowered.

a and Z1 are respectively the upper and lower chambers. A perforated holder c is shown in the chamber a and in it is a removable false bottom tl. A cover e hinged at f is fitted to the top of the chamber a and secured thereto by pivoted bolts and nuts g. On the underside of this cover is a projection h adapted when the lid is closed down, to depress the spring controlled rod e' to the lower end of which a valve 7c is fitted. The spring j around this rod tends to lift it upwardly and keep the valve closed except when the cover is closed and screwed down. It will thus be seen that immediately the cover is closed the valve is opened and the liquid in the compartment b will when the device is upturned enter the compartment a and thoroughly saturate anything therein. A screwed spindle'l is passed through the stuffing box n of the cover and has on its lower end a pressing plate n which fitting within the perforated holder c can be caused 'to tightly compress anything placed therein, the false bottom d being used when articles of small bulk only are to be cleaned. An inlet is made' to the lower chamber and is covered by platep through which access can be had tothe valve c when required.

A ring o is shown by which the article can be suspended in inverted position.

The apparatus'is used substantially as follows The cleaning liquid havin been placed in the lower chamber the artlcles to be cleaned are placed in the perforated holder c with or without the false bottom cl. The cover is closed downand thus opens communication between the two chambers at the valve 7c and the apparatus is then inverted, agitated or revolved so thaty the cleaning liquid enters the top chamber and thoroughly cleans any articles placed therein. After this when the apparatus is ref stored to upright position the plate (n. is pressed downwardly upon the articles and thoroughly squeezesor wrings the same, the liquid passing automatically to the lower chamber. The cover is then'opened vand the articles are taken out cleaned and practically free from liquid. The same process can be gone through again with the samey liquid additions being made to the liquid as and .when required.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentiszl l. Apparatus for cleaning fabric and the like comprising a two chambered receptacle? a Valve between the'chambers of the receptacle and a pressing plate in one receptacle which receptacle also has va cover. 5 2. Apparatus for Cleaning fabric and the like comprising a two chambered receptacle,

a Valve between the chambers of the receptacle and a pressing plate in one receptacle which receptacle also has a cover, the said 10 valvelbeing automatically opened when the cover is closed.

3., Apparatus for cleaning fabric and the like comprising a cylindrical vessel divided into two superposed compartments normally' closed to one another, with alvalre between 15 i them which is opened by a cover on the upper compartment when it is closed, a perforated or the like holder with a removable false bottom in the upperl compartment, dand a pressing plate on a screwthreaded spm- 20 dle passed through the cover., a

In witness whereof ll have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two ,viitnessesu ALBERT HENNING.

Witnesses U. lul LmDoN, U. J. WORTH., 

